Phishing and Social Media
Millions of people log in to their social media profiles every day.
In fact, over 1.3 billion users like Troy log onto their favorite
social networking sites monthly.
Troy is just one social media user of
many. He logs on to share his photos and
to check up on his friends.
Troy
About
On his profile, you can find:
Name, Date of Birth, Location, Workplace, Interests, Hobbies, Skills,
Relationship Status, Telephone Number, Email Address and Favorite Food
All
of this information can be used against Troy
by social engineers.
SSo·cial en·gi·neer·ing
They can send crafted spear phishing
emails to Troy’s inbox...
In spear phishing, social engineering is the use of
known social behaviors and patterns to make targets
more likely to take a suggested course of action, e.g.
clicking on a link.
or they can imitate Troy to trick his
contacts
66%
26%
Social Media Usage by the Numbers
71%
of adult Facebook users who do not
know how to use its privacy controls
of social media users who have made
in-app purchases using payment cards
of consumers whose purchasing
decisions are influenced by social
media posts
780%
increase in reported
social-media related crime in a
four year span
Luckily, there are ways to keep your information safe:
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One major social network
has more fake profiles than
the population of Egypt.
C AM ER A , I N C .
Be cautious when you
receive suspicious messages
from your contacts—old or
new.
Remember that information can
be stolen from your photos as
well as from text.
Don’t submit a status update
you wouldn’t want on the
front page of the newspaper.
You can also increase your privacy settings so only your friends
can see your profile.
Log
Log in
in with
with Social
Social SMP
SMP
Lastly, be careful what web sites you link your profiles to.
Social activities account for
91 percent of all mobile
Internet activity.
In January 2010, social media
lures were used in 8.3% of all
phishing attacks; by
December of that year, they
were used in 84.5% of
attacks—a 918% increase.
Remember: If you receive a suspicious message or email, be cautious and use our organization’s
established reporting procedures.
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